Jade Downie-Landry

Jade Downie-Landry (born October 3, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Playing career Amateur and post-secondary career Captaining LHFDQ North at the 2013 Esso Cup, the Canadian women's under-18 club championships, Downie-Landry helped to secure the first Esso Cup victory by a Quebecois team.

Downie-Landry played three seasons with the Dawson College Blues, from 2013 to 2016. In the 2015–16 season, she recorded 63 points in 24 games and was named league MVP.

Although she considered playing college ice hockey in the United States, she ultimately chose to attend and play for McGill University, swayed in part by her father being diagnosed with leukemia. Qualifying for the national championship with a second place finish in the conference tournament, she and the Martlets finished in second at the 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship, where she was named championship MVP.

In her senior year, Downie-Landry again led the Martlets in scoring, recording 24 goals and 45 points in 30 games, good for fourth in the league. For the third consecutive season, she was named the Martlets' most outstanding scorer.

The 2020–21 season would have been Downie-Landry's final year of U Sports eligibility, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused the season to be cancelled before it began on September 14, 2021.

Returning as captain in 2021–22, her final season with the Martlets, Downie-Landry led the conference in goals and points, with 14 and 27, respectively, in 15 games. Her 1.80 points per game led all of U Sports, and she recorded a point on over half of McGill's goals. McGill finished first in the regular season and second in the conference championship, and Downie-Landry was named U Sports women's hockey player of the year and McGill University female athlete of the year.

Professional career Downie-Landry turned professional in the 2022–23 season, signing with Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) expansion franchise Montreal Force on July 25, 2022. She scored her first PHF goal in the team's inaugural outing, a 5–3 victory over the Metropolitan Riveters on November 26, 2022, in which she recorded a hat-trick and an assist for four points. She would go on to lead the Force in scoring, with 10 goals and 23 points in 24 games, and was named to the All-Star Game.

In the inaugural draft of the newly-created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), Downie-Landry was selected in the ninth round, 52nd overall by New York. She signed with the club on November 1, 2023, becoming the first former PHF player to sign a PWHL contract. As she did in the PHF, she recorded her first PWHL goals with a hat-trick, in a 4–1 victory over Boston on January 20, 2024. During the 2023–24 season, she appeared in all 24 games for New York, and recorded eight goals and five assists. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded four goals and two assists in 30 games. On June 20, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Victoire. During the 2025–26 season, she recorded two goals in 23 regular season games and helped the Victoire win their first Walter Cup in franchise history. On June 20, 2026, she signed a two-year contract extension with the Victoire.

Personal life Downie-Landry graduated from McGill University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She returned to pursue a Bachelor of Education in physical education.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Dawson College RSEQ C 20 10 8 18 — — — — — — 2014–15 Dawson College RSEQ C 31 36 26 62 — — — — — — 2015–16 Dawson College RSEQ C 24 28 35 63 — — — — — — 2016–17 McGill University RSEQ 16 8 7 15 26 — — — — — 2017–18 McGill University RSEQ 18 6 10 16 18 3 4 3 7 8 2018–19 McGill University RSEQ 20 5 18 23 26 4 3 5 8 8 2019–20 McGill University RSEQ 15 8 10 18 27 4 6 2 8 8 2021–22 McGill University RSEQ 15 14 13 27 20 5 2 1 3 6 2022–23 Montreal Force PHF 24 10 13 23 20 — — — — — 2023–24 PWHL New York PWHL 24 8 5 13 18 — — — — — 2024–25 New York Sirens PWHL 30 4 2 6 33 — — — — — 2025–26 Montréal Victoire PWHL 23 2 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 PWHL totals 78 14 7 21 57 3 0 0 0 0

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